Tube Shaped Hat

ABSTRACT

The shape and form of tube shaped hats are unique—the hats are shaped like envelopes and/or rectangles and/or tubes of toothpaste when worn. The cutting shape, sewing shape, and method used to create the hats are unique—to make each hat, knit fabric—most beneficially polyester fleece—is cut into a near square (rectangular) or square shape. The fabric is folded so that one side end is matched to the opposite side end and sewn together. The resulting tube of cloth is then folded in half lengthwise by pulling one end inside the other. Once folded, the cut end is sewn together. The excess is trimmed between ⅛″ and ¼″ from the stitch. The hat is then turned right-side out and is complete.

Toob hats are hats made of stretchable material—for example polyesterfleece —that have a distinctive shape. When flat, a toob hat is shapedlike a near-square rectangle, or square envelope. When worn, the bottomof the hat stretches around the wearer's eyebrows and temples to theback of the wearer's head. The top of the hat extends above the top ofthe head. The cylinder shape at the bottom of the hat graduallytransforms into a flat shape resembling the end of an envelope or theend of a tube of toothpaste.

To achieve the characteristics named above the following assemblyinstructions must be followed. Cut the fabric to the proper size. Theproportion of height to width for the cut fabric for the tall hats—theheight is 100% of the width. The proportion of height to width for thecut fabric for the medium height hats—the height is 96% of the width.The proportion of height to width for the cut fabric for the smallheight hats—the height is 92% of the width. The actual dimensions dependon qualities of the fabric and the intended wearer's head size. Foldfabric in half vertically. Stitch or connect fabric at non-folded or cutend. Fold the fabric in half horizontally by pulling one half inside theother so that the stitching is inside. Stitch cut end. Fold right-sideout so stitching is inside.

The accompanying drawings serve to illustrate the assembly process andthe result.

FIG. 1 is the fabric with the intended first fold indicated.

FIG. 2 is the fabric during the folding process.

FIG. 3 is the fabric after the first fold.

1. A hat shaped like a tube comprising: a piece of stretchable fabricfolded and sewn together to form the hat, where the fabric is folded andsewn in such a manner as to use two layers of fabric throughout the hat,except where there are four layers of fabric at the top seem; and wherethere are two ends, an open end which is the bottom of the hat when thewearer is standing upright with his head above his feet, and a closedend which is the top end when the wearer is standing upright with hishead above his feet; and when worn the bottom end as it sits on thewearer's head is shaped similarly to a cylinder when viewed from theside or when viewed from the front in that the end is circular and thesides are straight, and, when viewed from the side the ton end retainsits natural flat rectangular-like shape where the corners are near-rightangles or ninety degrees, and, when viewed from the front the bottom endis shaped similar to a cylinder and when viewed from the front the topend is substantially thinner than the bottom, and, as such, the hat whenworn has a shape similar to a tube of toothpaste, a narrow container,closed at one end, that you press in order to push out the softsubstance that is inside; and when not worn and when held closed orflattened the bottom end is shaped similarly to a rectangle where thecorners are near-right angles or ninety degrees and the top end retainsits natural flat rectangular-like shape where the corners are near-rightangles or ninety degrees.
 2. The tube-shaped hat according to claim 1,wherein the proportions vary as stated in paragraph 2 of thedescriptions section, as the proportions between the height and width ofthe hats can range from 100 to 100 height to width to 84 to 100 heightto width; and where, the hat when not worn and folded flat, takes the ashape ranging from square, where the corners are ninety degree anglesand the height and width are the same, to rectangular, where the cornersare ninety degree angles and the height and the width are different. 3.The tube-shaped hat according to claim 1, wherein, when not worn the hatcan be rolled into a tube-like shape or cylindrical shape, in that theend is circular and the sides are straight, for easy storage and/ortransport.
 4. The tube-shaped hat according to claim 1, wherein theshapes vary as stated in paragraph 2 of the descriptions section, as theproportions between the height and width of the cut fabric in theproduction process of the hats can range from square, where the cornersare ninety degree angles and the height and width are the same, torectangular, where the corners are ninety degree angles and the heightand the width are different.
 5. The tube-shaped hat according to claim1, wherein the proportions vary as stated in paragraph 2 of thedescriptions section, as the proportions between the height and width ofthe cut fabric in the production process of the hats can range from 100to 100 height to width to 84 to 100 height to width.
 6. The tube-shapedhat according to claim 1, wherein during the production process, thereare two sewing lines completed for each hat: the first one stitchedwhile the fabric has been folded vertically and the fabric laysinside-out; and the second one stitched at the top end after the insidelayer of the hat has been pulled on top of the outside layerhalfway—or—put another way, the outside layer has been pulled throughthe inside layer halfway and the fabric now sits inside-out.
 7. Thetube-shaped hat according to claim 6, wherein during the productionprocess, one sewing line is located vertically inside the two layers atthe back of the hat and the other sewing line is located at the top ofthe hat on the inside.